Speaker summary
56%6 analyzed articles/videos543.667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ashok Elluswamy results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Confirmation Bias, and Overconfidence Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 19.7% saturation with 147.807 hits. Analysis detected 1,203.805 faulty-reasoning hits from 543.667 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.6% and a BS Rank of 4% (25,854 of 26,731 speakers). This Ashok Elluswamy is better (less manipulative) than 96.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

3% percentile
02550751003.3% percentile
5.6% BS Score6 analyzed videos543.7 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Speaker 1.4%1.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Speaker 19.8%19.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 15.8%15.8%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.1%8.1%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Speaker 8.6%8.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Speaker 2.8%2.8%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Speaker 9.3%9.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Speaker 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 12.5%12.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 11.6%11.6%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Speaker 19.8%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 15.8%, sitewide 4.6%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 12.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 11.6%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 9.9%, sitewide 11.1%Self-Serving Bias: Speaker 9.3%, sitewide 3.7%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Straw Man: Speaker 8.6%, sitewide 0.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 8.1%, sitewide 0.0%In-Group Bias: Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Speaker 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Speaker 1.4%, sitewide 5.3%Ad Hominem: Speaker 4.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Speaker 4.3%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Speaker 4.1%, sitewide 1.1%Anchoring Bias: Speaker 1.9%, sitewide 4.0%Slippery Slope: Speaker 3.6%, sitewide 1.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 3.1%Special Pleading: Speaker 3.0%, sitewide 0.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Speaker 2.8%, sitewide 0.5%Status Quo Bias: Speaker 2.4%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Speaker 1.6%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateSpeaker rate